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    After we are born‚ we receive our own names. Names are chosen not by themselves‚ but by their family member’s. That is the first gift the baby owns and of course‚ it is free‚ but not everybody takes the free gift if they don’t like it. Just like me and the girl I had read about in the article‚ “My Name‚" by Sandra Cisneros. We both don’t like our names because our names are not English names; indeed‚ it’s the different culture name. In “My Name‚” Esperanza is the girl‚ who has a meaningful name

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    Names A name is an important part of a person’s character. Some people are happy with their names and others wish to change them. I happen to love my name for many reasons. I was named after a very famous Armenian poet and writer‚ although growing up in La Crescenta that wasn’t well known. My elementary school teacher’s had particularly hard time pronouncing my name correctly. It was then that my nickname was born. After that day I would be called Sio by my peers‚ family and instructors. I

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    My Hero . My hero’s real Name is Marcos Archer‚ but he goes by his Rapper Name Phora. The reason why he is my hero varies‚ but mainly it was because he helped go through several situations. These situations were involved in my family and out in the streets‚ which was hard to get out of but eventually he helped me to learn how to understand a lot of things and to make the best out of it and do better. It meant a lot at the time because not one single person in my family couldn’t

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    My dad tells me that someone approached him in a dream and told him what the names of his four kids would be. Madison‚ Sam‚ Lucy‚ and Will. No one knows why it was these particular namesmy mom didn’t even have a say in what we would be called. From the morning of April 13‚ 2000‚ I would forever be called Lucy Foley; all because of a stranger. Throughout all my years in school‚ there has never been another girl or named Lucy. Several Ben’s and Sydney’s would require a last named to be called so

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    How many moles in my name

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    Egil M 18.12 1 How Many Moles in my Name? Purpose The purpose of this experiment is to see how many moles there are in my name when writing with a chalk stick. I will attempt to see how little of the chalk I can use and still see my name clearly. Research question How do we calculate moles? How might we manipulate the variables? Theory So if I am going to find out how many moles there are in my name I have to know how to work it out. The «Mole» is a unit of measurement‚ just like a dozen or

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    Hey guys. I’m so glad to be here today with all of you. I’m going to tell you st abt my future plan now. Please pay attention to it and feel free to ask me everything when I’ve finished. Why do people do plan? We plan for next day‚ next month‚ next year and so on. Someone said :” a goal without a plan is just a wish”. I think planning is like drawing a map that guides us to the destination we seek. Once we have a map‚ it will be easier and more efficient to find the way we should take. Also‚ the

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    my name is alicia n. wade

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    My name is Alicia Nancy Wade. I don’t like my name so I go by “Lee-Lee”. I was born November 30th 1974 in Los Angeles‚ California. I am 37 years old. I have no biological children. I am attending Los Angeles City College to obtain a Small Business Management Certificate and an A.A. Degree in Human Services-Generalist. I am enrolled in Psychology 1 because it is a required class to obtain my degree. My favorite things to do are making money and spending time with my niece and nephew. I really don’t

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    A name is something personal that you connect with every day. It’s something you are alert to when someone else calls for you. From a parent’s view‚ the name was probably given from something that they want their child to represent or have. It might have been a role model that they looked up to. Either way‚ a name is something unique and it separates you from everyone else. My English name is Weiss. It was given to me on September 26‚ 2003‚ the day I was born in Wisconsin. My parents wanted my name

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    Zitlally(Me)‚ my two sisters‚ Mamá‚ Papá‚ and Crystal. “My name is Zitlally. Estrella. Star. That’s what it means in Nahuatl. Nahuatl is what Papá speaks to me in secret‚ even though I don’t understand.” (Laura Resau‚ 2010‚ Page 5) I am 11 years old and I live in a neighborhood called Forest View Mobile Home Park. I have two sisters. Reina‚ and Dalia. My best friend is Morgan‚ second is Emma and third is Olivia. Well‚ at least they were my friends until they dumped me because “I turned boring”. My Papá was

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    Goals for My Senior Year My three goals for my senior year are to save money‚ get involved‚ and graduate. I need to save my money for my senior dues‚ prom‚ and other important things that are going to go on this year. I want to get involved in school this year with sports‚ activities‚ and volunteering for things. This will all lead up to the most important one of all graduating and being successful. So now I’m going to tell you how I plan on doing all of this by the end of the school year starting

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